Brassiere



July 12, 1949. M. F. LASZLO 2,475,624

BRASS IERE Filed Feb. 19, 1946 IN VEN TOR.

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Patented July 12,1949

BRASSIERE Margit Fellegi Laszlo, Los Angeles, Calif., assignor to Coleof California, Los Angeles, Calif., a corporation of CaliforniaApplication February 19, 1946, Serial No. 648,636

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to breast supporting garments and deals moreparticularly with a garment known as a brassiere or bra. While thepresent invention contemplates improvements in brassieres forundergarment wear, it more specifically seeks to provide an improved brastructure for sport wear and for use by bathers.

Accordingly, the primary object of the present invention is to provide abra of neat and trim outer appearance and embodying simple and effectivemeans for supporting the breasts.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bra in which the breastcups or pockets are each integrally formed and which is provided, on itsinner side with simple and improved adjustable breast supporting means.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bra which incorporatesmeans for so supporting the breasts as to cause them to more fully fillout the breast cups or pockets.

In addition to the foregoing and other objects, the invention furthercomprises the novel construction and combination such as illustrated inits exemplary form in the accompanying drawing. The description of theinvention which follows, although based on the drawing, is intended toinclude such variations or modifications that may fall within the scopeof the invention.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a perspective view of a breast-supporting garment embodyingthis invention, one of the breast pockets being broken away for clearerillustration.

Figure 2 is a broken inner side view of said garment.

Figure 3 is a somewhat enlarged vertical sectional view as taken througha breast pocket.

As shown in the drawings:

The bra which is shown in the drawing comprises, generally, a frontbreast covering portion 5, a back encompassing portion 6, means I forsuspending the bra from the neck and shoulders of the wearer, and means8 for supporting the breasts according to the invention and secured foradjustability to the inner side of the bra.

The front of the bra is composed of two similar breast-receiving cups orpockets 9 stitched to-- gether at a central seam Ill. Although eachpocket is preferably formed of two layers of fabric, essentially, eachpocket is integrally made of a single piece of fabric. As indicated, thepockets are preferably arranged with the fabric weave on a biasaffording some vertical and transverse stretch. The simple form of thepockets provides for a neat and trim outer appearance, the expanse oithe fabric being devoid of seams, darts, tucks, e c.

The back portion 5 may be variously made. As shown, the back comprisesside bands ll, each attached along a seam l2, to the side edges of thebra front, and a connecting elastic band l3 for completing theencirclement of the body of the wearer. Each band II is of generallytriangular shape having an under-arm sloping upper edge l4 flowingneatly from the upper edge 15 of the pockets 9. The side edges of thecups are shirred along the seams I2 to effectively form the fabric ofthe pockets 9 into pleasing breast cups. The elastic band I3 is shown ascomprising a shirred or puckered fabric band 16 coextensively stitchedto elastic members 11.

The bra above provided is simply donned by passing the same over thehead and shoulders of the wearer. To hold the bra in place, the means Iis provided as shown. Said means comprises a single strap l8 attached atone side seam l2 of the bra at l9, designed to pass around the back ofthe neck of the wearer, and to be fastened to a button or the like 20provided on the inner side of the bra at the upper end of the other sideseam l2. Adjustability of the strap [8 is afforded through the medium ofseveral button holes 2| on the free end of the strap.

The breast-supporting means 8 comprises, simply, a single band or strap22 stitched at its mid-point 23 to the inner side of the front of thebra at the lower point thereof. The band 22 extends from said point 23generally diagonally upward to be secured to said button 20 at one sideof the bra and to a similar button 24 at the other side thereof. Asshown, the weave of the band 22 is arranged so the band is unstretchablelongitudinally and will assume a smooth curved sling-like dispositionbetween its mid-point 23 and its securing points at the buttons 20 and24.

It will be evident that the band 22 may be arranged to engage thebreasts somewhat beneath their nipples. The degree of support may bevaried and adjusted by means of suitable selection of button holes 25provided in the free ends of the band 22 for the buttons 20 and 24. Themore taut the band 22 is adjusted, the more fully will the breasts fillthe upper portion of the breast pockets 9 so that pendulous breasts canbe pleasingly supported in the bra.

Although the construction of the invention is quite simple, the appendedclaim is intended to include such modification that may fall within thespirit and scope of the invention as defined by said claim.

I claim:

In a bra having breast-receiving pockets joined at the middle front ofthe bra, and stitched together by a middle seam at said front portion,breast-supporting means comprising a band ontheeinner side of the--garment secured at the bottom of said seam and extending diagonally froma low point of the middle front of the bra to and beyond the upper sidepoint of each pocket leaving free ends, said breast-sum porting bandsecured at the lower point of the middle front and extending:substantially: diagsonally upward along the inner side of' saidREFERENCES CITED The following referenlces are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,584,525 Freeman May 11, 19262,118,378 Graham May 24, 1938 2,246,826 Witkower June 24, 1941 FOREIGNPATENTS Number Country Date 390,939 Great Britain Apr. 20, 1933 615,865Great Britain Oct. 19, 1926

